Ventura Star

Undoubtedly not!

What a pity they are in such terrible condition. It's probable that the mechanisms in these cameras are well worn and the optics may no longer be especially good. Even Leicas deteriorate after...

Am I allowed to say that it's fiendishly expensive and I will probably never own one or a suitable camera to use it with? Or does this automatically make me a Leica hater? Great lens hood anyway!

I was wondering if I could adapt a Leitz 50mm Summicron M lens to fit on the front of a vintage Kodak Box Brownie camera. Wouldn't that be great? Maybe I could just file or grind down the rear...

Anyone serious about photography would love to own a couple of bodies, a nice selection of lenses and an assortment of genuine accessories. Unfortunately, this ultra expensive equipment is mainly...

Cameras originating in the Soviet Union remain very interesting as collectable items and look okay on display, but they really are awful pieces of equipment from the point of engineering, quality...

Maybe it's just me, but why do these lenses look like they belong on a 1960 Edixa 35mm SLR? No thanks.

And if plastic lens mounts are acceptable, why don't Leica or Hasselblad use them? And why don't pro photographers want them on their top of the range Canon or Nikon lenses? Nothing really wrong...

It has a plastic lens mount to keep the weight down! Right. Obviously nothing to do with cheaper production costs? I wonder how many potential buyers would willingly spend another $5 on a lens with...

Burnimage - you indicated that it didn't need stabilization and mentioned it was a full frame Z mount lens, showing that you were not familiar with all the Nikon products in this range, or the...

Excuse my ignorance, but according to Ken Rockwell the Zfc does not have IS and you only get this with video. Not everyone will buy a full frame.

This is probably not a bad optic, although perhaps a touch expensive, considering the materials used in its construction. For a general purpose lens, it lacks the flexibility of the compact...

Perhaps so, but nevertheless, for occasional use, you might well find that a used and possibly very cheap Tamron, Canon, Nikon or similar 135mm lens - probably requiring an adapter would be a very...

This is rather expensive for a re-hash of the Tamron 135mm f/2.5 Adaptall 2 lens, which you can sometimes pick up on eBay for next to nothing. This large and quite heavy short-telephoto seems to be...